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a. Identification
b. Description
2. Find the simple present tense in the text!
d) ICOT
Lembar kerja individu

Pagaruyung Palace (Minangkabau: Istano Basa Pagaruyuang) is the istana(royal palace) of the former
Pagaruyung Kingdom, located in Tanjung Emas subdistrict near Batusangkar town, Tanah Datar Regency, West
Sumatra, Indonesia. It was built in the traditional Minangkabau Rumah Gadang vernacular architectural style,
but had a number of a typical elements including three stories structure and larger dimension compares to
common rumah gadang. Although today there is no king or royal family resides in this palace, since the
Pagaruyung Kingdom was disbanded in 1833, the palace still held in high esteem among Minangkabau people as
the descendants of scattered Minang nobles (bangsawan) still seeks their root and link to the former royal house
of Pagaruyung. The palace has been destroyed by fire for several times, in 1804, 1966 and 2007.
It has been rebuilt again and today function as museum and popular tourist attraction. The original
Pagaruyung palace was built entirely from timber masonry, however the current building frame was built using
modern concrete structure. Nevertheless, the Istano Basa Pagaruyung was quite faithfully restored using
traditional technique and materials adorned with 60 carvings that signify Minang philosophy and culture.The
palace has three stories with 72 pillars and the typical Rumah gadang gonjong horn-like curved roof made from
26 tons of black ijuk aren palm fibers. The palace is also furnished with over 100 replicas of Minang antique
furnitures and artifacts, aiming the palace to be revived as Minangkabau cultural center as well as tourism
attraction in West Sumatra. The original Pagaruyung palace was built on Batu Patah Hill and was burned down
during a riot in Padri War back in 1804. The palace was rebuilt again, but destroyed again in fire in 1966. The
building was being rebuilt again in 1976 as the replica of the original Pagaruyung palace. The restoration of the
palace marked with the erection of tunggak tuo (main columns) on 27 December 1976 by West Sumatra
Governor Harun Zain. After the completion, the palace has become well-known to the public as a museum and
tourist attraction. This building was not built on the original site, but moves south from the original site. The
palace was destroyed by fire on the evening of February 27, 2007 after the roof was struck by lightning. It was
estimated only 15 percent of valuable artifacts survived the fire. Today the surviving artifacts were stored in
Balai Benda Purbakala Kabupaten Tanah Datar (Archaeology Authority of Tanah Datar Regency). The pusaka or
heirloom of Pagaruyung Kingdom was stored in Silinduang Bulan Palace, located about 2 kilometer from
Pagaruyung Palace. Restoration of the building has taken six years and an estimated Rp 20 billion (US$1,71
million) to complete. The building was completed and inaugurated by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono in October 2013.

Questions:
1. What is being described in paragraph one/two/three/?
2. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
3. What are the characteristics istana Pagaruyung?
4. How is the original palace constructed?
5. How is the modern palace built?
6. What make the palace rebuilt?
7. What is Silinduang Bulan palace used for?
8. Do you think there is a difference construction between original and renovated palace? Give your reason!
9. What are the weaknesses of the original and renovated palace?

e) Penutup (10 menit)
Pekerjaan Rumah

Hello! My name is Joni Candra. I come from Batusangkar. A town on Tanah Datar Regency,I’m a
student at state institute of Islamic batusangkar, I’m studying English teaching departement, and I can speak the